Jack-O-Lantern Orange Soda Float
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This Jack-O-Lantern Orange Soda Float is as fun to make as it is to sip. With its bright orange color, creamy vanilla ice cream, and a rim of frosted sprinkles, this drink is sure to be a hit with kids and adults. The best part is that it is easy to put together with simple ingredients.
When Halloween rolls around, I love to bring out festive food and drinks, like this Ghost Chocolate Milk, these fun Frankenstein Cupcakes, and these creepy Pretzel Witch Fingers.
These Jack-O-Lantern Floats are the perfect addition to my fun foods during the Halloween season.
What you’ll love about this recipe:
Ingredients You’ll Need
- Orane Soda
- Vanilla Ice Cream
- Optional: Frosting and Halloween Sprinkles
Equipment You’ll Need
Clear Plastic Cups
Black Sharpie
How to Make Jack-O-Lantern Floats
Decorate the cups – Using a Sharpie, draw Jack-o’-Lantern faces on each clear cup. You can make them spooky, silly, or scary.
Prepare the rim – Spread a thin layer of white frosting around the rim of each cup. Dip the frosted rim into Halloween sprinkles to coat.
Pour the soda – Fill each cup about ¾ of the way with orange soda.
Add the float – Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream into the soda.
Optional toppings – Add whipped cream on top and a candy corn or festive straw for extra flair.
Serve immediately – Enjoy your spooky, fizzy, creamy float while it’s cold.
Expert Tips
Decorate Cups ahead of time so all you have to do is pour, scoop, and serve
Sprinkles: I would not use the little round non-pereil sprinkles. I tried that at first, and then some fell into the drink, turning it black. The regular-sized jimmies work great and are still fun and colorful.
Ratio: Pour about 3/4 of a cup of soda into the clear cup.
Ice Cream: Set your ice cream out to soften while you decorate your rims
Variations
Frankenstein Floats: Use a Sharpie to make a Frankenstein face, pour green soda into the cups
Ghost Floats: Use a Sharpie to make a ghost face on the cups. Use clear soda to make the float.
Monster Floats: Use a Sharpie to make fun eyes all over the cup and pour purple soda inside.
What to Serve With
Halloween Foods: Jack-O-Lantern Grilled Cheese, Jack-O-Lantern Cheeseburger, Monster Cheeseburger, Mummy Hot Dog
Halloween Cookies: Twelve Halloween Cookies, Spider Web Cookies, Oreo Bat Cookies
Other Halloween Treats: Ghost Strawberries,
Storing
These floats are best when enjoyed right away.
FAQ’s
What is the Best Soda for this Idea?
Any orange soda will do like Fanta, Sunkist, or an off-brand orange soda.
What Glassware Works Best?
Clear plastic cups work best because you’ll be drawing on the outside of them.
How do I Keep the Frosting from Sliding Off?
Make sure your cup is completely dry, and use a silicone spatula or spreading knife to spread the frosting onto the rim.
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Serving Size
A 2-liter soda bottle should serve about 5 individuals with 12 oz. cups
Printable Recipe
Jack-O-Lantern Orange Soda Float
Equipment
- 1 black Sharpie
- 5 clear plastic cups I used 12 oz. cups
Ingredients
- 2 liters soda orange
- 3 cups ice cream vanilla
- .5 cups sprinkles Halloween – optional
Instructions
- Decorate the cups – Using a Sharpie, draw Jack-o’-Lantern faces on each clear cup. You can make them spooky, silly, or scary
- Prepare the rim – Spread a thin layer of white frosting around the rim of each cup. Dip the frosted rim into Halloween sprinkles to coat.
- Pour the soda – Fill each cup about ¾ of the way with orange soda.
- Add the float – Place one scoop of vanilla ice cream into the soda.
- Optional toppings – Add whipped cream on top and a candy corn or festive straw for extra flair.
- Serve immediately – Enjoy your spooky, fizzy, creamy float while it’s cold.
